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FROM SUBJECT: ACTIVITIES CONCERNING robe p18 “O16 ane 1007 toeteQes Gt Oem mG. wD OF _~, . Tat —_—_- UNITED STATES GC CNMENT O Ueto Memorandum re ’ Bei: . Mr, Devosti” bare: July 10, 1967 Ree Mr. McDonough FARM WORKERS STRIKE RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS INFORMATION CONCERNING Pat et at et ad a et Mr. Bolz Attached for approval is a letter to Mrs, Mildred Stegall Sr the White House Staff, enclosing a letterhead memorandum setting forth information pertaining to the Fa Workers Strike situation in Rio Grande City, Texas. Mr, Malley 3 Mr. McGowan rFlUté<*@s Mr, W. C. Sulli Mr, Wick = Mr, DeLoach at et ——— le, Poor : A. Rosen Hr. Rosen Hols ee On the afternoon of 7/7/67, Mrs. Stegall contacted , Mr. Donahoe in Mr. DeLoach's Office and stated that Marvin Watson, Special Assistant to the President, is under the impression that the FBI investigated and prepared a report on a series of incidents involving farm workers in Rio Grande City, Texas. Mrs. Stegall was advised by Mr, Donahoe that he would check gn it and a memorandum would be sent over, Enclosed memorandum to be furnished Mrs. Stegall sets forth information as to the background of the strike situation in Rio Grande City, Texas, which had its origins in the Southern California area when thd National Farm Workers Association in September, 1965, joined a strike against local grape growers. Inquiries conducted by the Bureau disclosed that the National Farm Workers Association jas not controlled by communists, but some of its activities | selative to the strike against the grape growers were roammintect esunnnetad SOCORMURAZSL Supporiou, In May, 1966, Eugene Nelson of the National Farm -Workers Association was organizing farm workers in Rio Grande City, Texas, assisted by Charles McKinley Smith, ESTAR TTR TET From 7/4/66 through Labor Day ,-about one-hundred members of the National Farm Workers Association marched from Rio Grande City to Austin, Texas, to, Ff. ra - yo- ee ee ; Enc losureteuf— J~lt-@?7 REG, 24 /4 . wa EJH:sjk . Y Y mo, gw JUL 14 6? 2! ; CONTINUED - OVER | oe S6Jub 211987) a we wv? & Lig . _